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About Sonarpur Village

Sonarpur is a mid sized village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 626 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sonarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sonarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 54.94 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 626
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sonarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sonarpur is the 44th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 54.94 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sonarpur

Sonarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sonarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sonarpur from other places

Sonarpur lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sonarpur Junction, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sonarpur
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sonarpur Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Sonarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sonarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sonarpur village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 44th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Sonarpur village has 626 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sonarpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sonarpur is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sonarpur covers 54.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sonarpur falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sonarpur is Sonarpur Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sonarpur.

Sonarpur is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sonarpur is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Rajpur Sonarpur is about under 2 km away. Sonarpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Budge Budge II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charadongaria (5.6 km), Dongaria (5.6 km) and Burul (6.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sonarpur today is likely to be higher.

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